HudBay Minerals will issue a news release containing the fourth quarter and year end 2008 results prior to the conference call, and post it on the company's website. The conference call replay will be available until midnight (Eastern Time) on March 12, 2009. An archived audio webcast of the call also will be available on HudBay Minerals' website.

HudBay Minerals Inc.: Strength to Build the Future

HudBay Minerals Inc. (TSX:HBM) is a Canadian integrated mining company with assets in North and Central America principally focused on the discovery, production and marketing of base metals. The company's objective is to increase shareholder value through efficient operations, organic growth and accretive acquisitions, all while maintaining its financial strength. A member of the S&P/TSX Composite Index and the S&P/TSX Global Mining Index, HudBay Minerals is committed to high standards of corporate governance and sustainability.